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I know what you mean, I'm surprised it took someone as long as this to pick me up on it. I just feel that if an English club had a problem with racism like some did 20 years ago they would not be allowed into the league now. For me Celtic and Rangers have a problem of that scale now. It certainly doesn't seem to get the attention it needs to get sorted, maybe people don't shout loudly enough about this divide, God forbid there were Jews or Muslims involved! 55618[/snapback] Well, for the record, I can see the problems people hae with Celtic/Rangers in the premiership. I speak purely from a selfish point of view in that I would relish the opportunity of going up to Glasgow twice a year rather than London seven times a year. I just think it would spice things up at a time when the premiership has become unbelievably flat and boring. But what about my idea for an anglo-scottish league cup? Would that not make this pointless competition a bit more interesting? I made this point once on a 5-live debate, only for McMenemy of all people to poo poo it, claiming it was too far for London clubs to travel. The wanker. 55621[/snapback] Is you idea to have all the competitive teams in Scotland and England play in the same cup or just the top league from each ? It sounds quite nice but if you do have all the teams in it, can you imagine a semi-professional team such as Elgin playing against a) someone like Chelsea where the score would quite easily get into double figures someone like Plymouth where there's no particular interest to travel many hundred miles to get beaten ? 55637[/snapback] I guess it would mean all the leaugue teams from the English and Scottish leagues. But tbh, there's a lot of shit fixtures already, I don't see a problem. 55639[/snapback] A semi-pro team in the far reaches of the North would have to spend quite a bit of money on travel, hotels and trying to get their players off work to enable them to visit another poor team in the south of England getting very little money in return. These teams know they're not going to get very far in these cups, why would they want to enter ? It might be a better idea to have qualifying sections in each country so that you'd get maybe 6 Scottish teams and 10 English teams in the pot for the round before the quarters ? 55642[/snapback] Well yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Got to be an improvement on the league cup. 55657[/snapback] We've had an Anglo-Scottish cup before. It was shite.

Told you before son, Me = Acronym King, You = Lowly Peasant Good day. 55566[/snapback] I have to start somewhere, master.

So does everybody have to be keen on having these teams in our league, and be interested in the quality of the scotch league to post in this thread? Is this some kind of new forum rule, or is it a rule you decided to make up? The thread title is " Old firm in the premiership " and I don't want those bigots in our league. That is my interest. Using as a reason ( a weak one by the way ) the idea Celtic/Rangers joining our league might help out the other teams in their league isn't an important reason. the reason I stated earlier, that seemingly I'm not allowed to post, according to you.

I don't really give a shit about the scotch league, iibafh.

Didn't read Jimbo's post properly there, I almost agreed when really the bit I agree with is that IF they play in England they should start at the bottom. That means the Conference. I don't like the bigotry surrounding those 2 clubs and wouldn't like to see either of them playing in England.

Can't imagine anyone with anything remotely resembling a brain arguing with that.

I would suggest that when you consider the fact we're 2 points of third (in an indifferent league) and what that £50 mill brought in we are definitely better off 53057[/snapback] I would suggest that you consider the level of performances we're churning out on the field of play.

Take a look at the league table. £50m spent and the club is in a better state? Yeah, ok.